TOKYO — Square and loud, SpongeBob wasn’t supposed to have much chance for success in Japan, a nation famous for its love of cuddly characters like Hello Kitty and Pikachu. But the perky, bucktoothed ...
“SpongeBob SquarePants” attracts nearly 1.9 million Japanese households to his TV show daily and is raking in a growing share of the $5 billion in annual retail sales for Nickelodeon, the Viacom Inc.
TOKYO — Square and loud, SpongeBob wasn’t supposed to have muchchance for success in Japan, a nation famous for its love of more cuddly characters like Hello Kitty and Pikachu. But the perky, ...
TOKYO — Square and loud, SpongeBob wasn’t supposed to have much chance for success in Japan, a nation famous for its love of more cuddly characters like Hello Kitty and Pikachu. But the perky, ...